Died in jail or a lockup
James Hall
James Hall was one of three men held in the jail at Rapid City, Dakota Territory. According to a Chicago Daily Tribune dispatch published June 22, 1877, a group of unidentified people broke open the jail on the night of Wednesday, June 20, 1877, took the three men out, and hanged them. The jail was held by its staff, and the mob took Hall from custody and killed him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.